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Management of Road System Construction under the General Construction Planning by the year 2020 of Cau Giay District, Hanoi City

By

Le Van Thu

Abstract

The district of Cau Giay is one of Hanoi’s districts achieving high-speed urbanization level. Along the district’s urbanization process, many new traffic systems have been constructed and developed, contributing to renovating and modernizing the general urban picture of Hanoi in general and of the district in particular. However, beside the achievements, there remained a lot of weaknesses in the district’s construction and management of urban traffic systems, especially in that of road systems. This study points out the significant problems existing in Cau Giay’s construction and management of road systems. Among those is the development of road systems in the districts are not catching up with Hanoi’s current urbanization process.

In fact, the construction and management of urban landscape along the district’s streets is not efficient. The local technical infrastructures in some areas of the district are not modern and synchronous enough. There remain a lot of problems in the activities of technical infrastructure construction management in accordance with the district’s general construction plan. Based on the facts and figures, the study refers to the theories to describe the roles of road systems in the city’s urbanization process as well as the role of planning road networks in the city’s general urban plan. It also mentions the requirements and legal basis of road system management under the general construction plan.

In the following part, the study use Cau Giay as a case study for this topic, in which solutions to all the existing problems in the district’s road systems management are analysed so that the road system development is in accordance with the district’s general construction plan by 2020.

To the study’s conclusion, it is essential to build traffic systems synchronized with the district’s other technical infrastructure systems. At the same time, there need to pay more attention in improvement of the local residents’ compliance with the regulations on construction. In addition, the study also emphasizes that importance of building short-term investment plan within the long-term plan for road system construction and attract the other investment sources beside the state budget by encouraging the various investment firms such as BT (Build- Transfer), BOT (Build – Operate – Transfer) and BTO (Build – Transfer – Operate).

Executive summary

Rationale of research

This research has been conducted to identify problems in road system of Cau Giay District, Hanoi City.

Objectives of study

To study and analyse, general planning of roads in Cau Giay District, Hanoi City. To suggest improvement in the efficiency of planning.

Methodology  

The exploratory research method is used to study road planning and management Cau Giay District, Hanoi City and the current Vietnam regulations for road planning and management.

Findings and conclusion

Management of the road system under the construction planning is a complicated system involved with different sectors. The road system construction planning management may be assessed comprehensively as follows:

            Attained results: Some new roads have been planned and developed in accordance with the approved planning, forming beautiful, modern and synchronous streets for technical infrastructure and landscape, settling difficulties occurred from the urbanization process. Management of construction planning has been regulated and improved suitable to the practice for the first step.

            Shortcomings: Beside the attained results in the road system management construction planning, there are still shortcomings to be settled: construction of many roads is in confusion, not in accordance with the planning; the spontaneous building of works along streets still exists and is not timely prevented. The reality requires strengthening management of construction planning of the road system re-organization of construction administration agency, improvement of inspection and supervision of construction in conformity to the planning, supplementation and completion of regulations on disciplines for violations in road construction.

            Therefore, we have to correctly assess the real situation of the construction and development of the road system subject to the construction planning to give solutions for effective management and construction, contributing to and accelerating the development of Cau Giay District in coming time.

To conclude, it is very necessary to manage the construction of road system in Cau Giay District under the general construction planning in order to improve the living standards, conforts and create favourable environment for urban inhabitants.

Recommendations

·         In the investment and construction of road system, besides the construction of new urban areas, it must be focused on the investment of infrastructure reform with existing construction area.

·         Routes must be defined the heart and boundary line that have been approved and closely managed, avoiding re-occupying and violating boundary line.

·         Positively taking part in the completion of legal document system on management of urban construction planning as well as management of urban roads; proposing difficulties during the execution; simultaneously, increasing the work of construction management as planned.

·         Increasing capacity of management, adding power and responsibilities of ward-level authority in the work of management of road system construction and management of road boundary line.

Development of Quality Management System in Hospital Construction Project - A Case Study of the Projects Management Board of Investment and Construction of Thoi Lai Districts

by

NGUYEN TIEN THUC

Abstract

The report raises important issues in quality management systems (QMS), it emphasizes the important factors for any organization that would grow and survive in the free trade market.

In which this study refers to the theory and the standard system, presents the concept of quality in construction, models of quality management systems in the organization, the requirements necessary for system quality management of the Owner in construction and its benefits. The research presented briefly the factors most affecting the quality of the project from the public report and the key points to control the quality of construction from design phase to construction phase. The report introduced a model of QMS for the construction company for the purpose based on the available model of quality control and edit the successful application of model quality management of the company to have is a project that really matter.

Report the results of a study, carried out to examine the basic factors affecting the quality of a construction project. It also aims to identify the factors showed a strong correlation to performance quality. The ultimate goal is to provide clients, project management, monitoring, consulting and contractor information can help them become more effective with their limited resources and achieve the ultimate goal better quality. 

Executive summary

Rationale of research

This research has been conducted to study quality issues in construction projects of Vietnam, in recent years quality of construction works marked as question in public as well as private projects.

Objectives of study

To propose recommendation for improvement in quality of construction by studying and analysing  quality management systems and practices in construction projects, quality management system in development and implementation in hospital construction project.

Methodology

In this research, case study approach has been used to focus on studying and analysing different sources of data to develop a quality management model for owner

Exploratory research is used in reviewing the literature to develop a model for building construction projects in Vietnam.

Findings and conclusion

By observing case of hospital construction project based on  available data and observations it is very much clear that the responsibilities at each level are clearly defined. The overall management system of the project is clearly defined and managed, but still there are some problems in some areas which needed to examine.

The project staff needs to train and encouragement for quality of work, leadership and stability within organization.

Morale improvement of staff, customer focused and quality checks from start of conceptual design.

Recommendations

Need of a clear mechanism from project manager to improve quality in construction and to reduce risk of early quality.

·         Control measures must be designed from the product when completed.

·         To determine the quality control tasks from the beginning.

·         To select the contractor fully qualified and experienced.

·         Regular training and quality control training for staff.

Need of developing evaluation system from owner side, which will collect and store updated data the contractors completed projects. The evaluation system clearly defines the method of assessment.

·         Develop a quality benchmarking assessment skills of construction contractors, materials and equipment during construction.

·         Establishing a benchmark for assessing the safety and sustainability of the project.

·         Establishing a benchmark for assessing the response of work with the regulations on construction rules and technical standards may be applied to build the project.

·         Establishing a benchmark assessment of the art construction.

·         As a basis for evaluating and scoring capabilities businesses such as contractors involved in tendering for other projects.

·          As a basis, the documentation for quality control of a new work.

·          Making facilities and materials for the workshop on improving quality control in order to draw experiences for subsequent work.

Source:Statistical Department Malaysia.

CONSTRUCTION STATISTICS JAPAN

The construction industry, accounting for about 10 percent of both GDP and all employed persons, is one of the core industries in Japan. However, it faces a series of challenges, including rapidly shrinking construction investment and increasingly fierce price wars. The business environment surrounding the industry is now harsher than ever before. In fiscal 2011, the industry employed (excluding Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures) 4.74 million persons, and investment in construction stood at approximately 42.0 trillion yen.

Investment in construction in fiscal 2011 showed a year-on-year increase of 2.7 percent at current prices and a year-on-year increase of 2.0 percent at constant prices, for the reference year 2005. Construction investment in fiscal 2011 was down 50.0 percent compared to fiscal 1992, when it hit a peak of approximately 84.0 trillion yen.

A breakdown of construction investment shows that building construction totaled 23.1 trillion yen (up 4.5 percent from the previous fiscal year), while civil engineering works amounted to 18.9 trillion yen (up 0.6 percent).

In terms of public and private construction investment in fiscal 2011, public investment amounted to 16.9 trillion yen (up 0.2 percent from the previous fiscal year), while private investment totaled 25.1 trillion yen (up 4.5 percent). Public investment accounted for 40.3 percent of total construction investment, while private investment accounted for 59.7 percent.

The 2011 total floor space of building starts was 126.5 million square meters, up 4.2 percent from the previous year. In particular, the floor space of buildings for medical, healthcare and welfare use increased by 46.5 percent compared to the previous year, to 10.9 million square meters. Meanwhile, the number of housing construction starts (in the case of an apartment building, the number of apartment units was counted) fell in rental housing but increased in owned homes and built-for-sale housing, adding up to 0.83 million units. This was a 2.6-percent increase from the previous year, and increased for two fiscal years continuously.

Source : Statistics Bureau Japan

http://www.stat.go.jp/english/data/handbook/c06cont.htm

SEMINAR
CURRENT PRACTICE IN JAPANESE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
by
Dr. Takayuki Minato, Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Mr. Le Hoang Nguyen, Engineering Manager, Nakano Corporation, Vietnam

 On 04th October 2012, MPM program has organized a seminar on Current Practice in Japan Construction Management at AITVN-Ho Chi Minh city with participating of over 50 participants. Dr. Minato shared the phylosophy and practices of Japanese Construction Management, while Mr. Nguyen has presented about case study in NAKANO Corporation in Vietnam.

Presentation from Dr. Minato

Presentation from Mr. Le Hoang Nguyen

Thank you gift from MPM Program to Mr. Nguyen

Thank you gift from MPM Program to Dr. Minato